Our fair

There is only one thing that gets a Midwesterner out of school that's not a holiday, snow day or in-service day – the Clay County Fair.

The World's Greatest County Fair has a reputation for inducing joy, excitement, the need to purchase a larger belt, and the enthusiasm of children and adults alike.

The fact that we have such pure pleasure so close to home is not just luck, but a true blessing that we long for at the end of the summer and relish for the short nine days it is here.

How many people get to live out a country song in real life? How many people used to watch television shows and mo...